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14/10/2008 Hajj safety awareness for Lancashire Muslims
LANCASHIRE Muslims making the Hajj pilgrimage this year are being given advice to make sure their journey is a safe one.
14/10/2008 Teens in court over brutal murder
A SCHOOLBOY filmed his face while he said the words 'eyes of a killer' just an hour after a man was found dead following a brutal and vicious attack, a court heard.
14/10/2008 Appeal to trace men seen close to fatal accident
POLICE want to trace three men seen close to the scene of a collision, which resulted in the death of a 35-year-old man.
14/10/2008 Blind Kesser plans to break world land speed record
A HIGH-speed fundraiser is proving an inspiration to blind people after losing his sight in a car accident.
13/10/2008 Jassi Sidhu rocks Diwali mela
RENOWNED bhangra artist Jassi Sidhu delivered a high powered performance when he had fans breaking into traditional Punjabi dance at this year's Dashehra Diwali Mela held at Manchester's Platt Fields in the weekend.
13/10/2008 Making of Bollywood's costliest song ever!
CHECK out Bollywood's costliest song EVER on Asian News.
11/10/2008 Urban Xplosion to feature Jay Sean and H-Dhami
ASIAN RnB sensation Jay Sean and pop artist H-Dhami will come under one roof next week at the Manchester based Printworks.
11/10/2008 Tusshar visits shrine to pray for Golmaal Returns
AFTER bagging commercial success and multiple award nominations for his role of a mute character in the first edition of Golmaal, Tusshar Kapoor is eagerly looking forward to repeating the magic in the forthcoming Golmaal Returns.
09/10/2008 Sean Kingston goes Bollywood on desihits.com
Desihits.com have joined forces with American pop sensation Sean Kingston to launch a global remix competition for his hit song ‘Beautiful Girls’.
10/10/2008 Debate to discuss relationship between Islam and hip-hop
THE relationship between Islam and hip-hop will be the centre of a debate next week.
10/10/2008 Dostana 2008 film trailer
DIRECTOR Tarun Mansukhani's Dostana, stars Abhishek Bachchan, John Abraham, Priyanka Chopra and Bobby Deol and is by Karan Johar.
10/10/2008 Fashion theatrical trailer
Madhur Bhandarkar is all ready to reveal the dark and glamorous world of fashion.
14/10/2008 The Jewel of Medina- Is this Sherry Jone’s idea of 'honouring' Islam?
THE passion of the Christ, The Satanic Verses, The Last Temptation of Christ, the sketches of Danish cartoon of Prophet Mohammad.....recent times have seen plenty of controversies surrounding religion under the shroud of 'freedom of expression.'
14/10/2008 Government abandons 42-day detention
PLANS to detain terror suspects without charge for up to 42 days have been scrapped.
14/10/2008 42-days detention scrap is victory for freedom
THE Ramadhan Foundation pays tribute to the House of Lords who defeated the UK Government’s proposal for 42 day detention for terror suspects as a great victory for freedom and justice.
14/10/2008 Truancy crackdown
UP to a quarter of pupils miss at least one day of education each week in Manchester schools worst hit by truancy.
14/10/2008 Doctor launches appeal to help flood victims
A DOCTOR who witnessed the misery caused by catastrophic flooding in India has launched an appeal to aid victims.
14/10/2008 Diwali brings light to Tameside
TAMESIDE’S Diwali celebrations are expected to be among the biggest and brightest in the north west.
13/10/2008 Tragic death of ‘little angel’ to remain mystery
A GRIEVING family are devastated that they will never know why their ‘little angel’ died.
13/10/2008 'Preferential treatment' needed to recruit black and Asian cops
GREATER Manchester's new chief constable has said the only way to meet targets to recruit black and Asian officers is to give them preferential treatment.




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14/10/2008 Sri Lanka - Development mechanism revolutionalised, says President
COLOMBO: Several arduous tasks presumed almost impossible and thereby abandoned in the past, have been fulfilled and accomplished successfully, within the last three years, said President Mahinda Rajapaksa addressing a ceremony to symbolically confer 960 appointments to Cadet Officers cum English Teachers at Temple Trees yesterday.
14/10/2008 66 Sri Lankan fishermen held in India, 12 boats seized
VISAKHAPATNAM: After a four-day joint surveillance, helicopters and ships of the Indian Coast Guard seized 12 Sri Lankan boats for intruding into Indian territorial waters and arrested 66 crew members about 120 nautical miles off the Visakhapatnam coast.
14/10/2008 Sri Lanka - Australia considering Tiger ban
Australia is considering formally declaring the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) a terrorist group, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said yesterday.
14/10/2008 South Asia - Singur residents request Bengal governor to get Nano back
Residents of Singur in West Bengal, where global auto major Tata Motors was constructing the factory to manufacture the world’s least expensive car Nano, met the state’s governor here Monday and urged him to request the auto major to resume work.
14/10/2008 Sri Lanka fines three Indians for bringing cigarettes illegally
Sri Lankan authorities Monday fined five people, including three Indians, after seizing a van loaded with cigarettes which were being illegally brought into the country from India, an official said.
14/10/2008 South Asia - Prohibitory orders issued ahead of Sonia’s Rae Bareli visit
Hours after the Allahabad High Court ordered status quo on a piece of land where Congress president Sonia Gandhi was to perform a religious ceremony for a rail coach factory in her Rae Bareli constituency, the Uttar Pradesh government imposed prohibitory orders to prevent a Congress rally in the area.
14/10/2008 South Asia - Post-communal violence, Andhra town, district remain tense
The indefinite curfew in riot-hit Bhainsa town in Andhra Pradesh continued Monday while the situation in other parts of Adilabad district remained tense, officials said.
14/10/2008 South Asia - Mayawati for ban on ’communal parties’, announces schemes for Muslims
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Monday sought a ban on political parties whose "sole intention is to create communal disturbances" even as she said the Muslim community could resort to armed struggle if it was continued to be viewed with suspicion.
14/10/2008 India - Anonymous threat calls at Mamata’s residence
Two anonymous telephone calls threatening to kill Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee were received at her residence Monday, police said.
14/10/2008 India demands much greater voice for developing nations in World Bank
India has demanded "substantial and effective enhancement" of the voice of developing and transition countries (DTCs) in the World Bank Group, saying a proposal approved by global financial leaders failed to live up to promises.
14/10/2008 India - Telecom watchdog disconnects over 10,000 telemarketers
India’s telecom watchdog has disconnected over 10,000 telephone connections of telemarketers for violating the ’National Do Not Call Registry’ (NDNC) regulations.
14/10/2008 India - Delhi to ensure food safety during Commonwealth Games
All those planning to visit Delhi during the Commonwealth Games-2010 can freely enjoy the famous street food in the capital as the government has decided to make elaborate arrangements to ensure food safety.
13/10/2008 Sri Lankan scientist predicts another tsunami
A Senior Scientist attached to the National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) yesterday predicted that there could be a movement in the Sumatra plate during the coming days which might result in an under sea quake.
13/10/2008 Sri Lanka - Power devolved only within a unitary state- Minister Prof. G. L. Peiris
"Devolution of power is an essential pre-requisite for safeguarding human freedom but that has to be carried out in a balanced, calculated and innovative manner."
13/10/2008 Sri Lanka - Foreign Service, Administrative Service to be combined
COLOMBO: President Mahinda Rajapaksa has pledged to explore the possibility of amalgamating the Sri Lanka Foreign Service and the Administrative Service so that the talents and synergies of both services could be used for the country’s benefit.